A woman found dead outside a Dacula home early Wednesday morning was shot by the homeowner in an apparent act of self-defense.
Gwinnett County police detectives said Azahani Ellis, 27, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin had been invited to the home on Rabbit Hill Road, but she tried to rob the homeowner and fired a shot at him as she fled from the house. They said Ellis returned to the residence and tried to re-enter by breaking a window next to the front door. The homeowner shot her as she came in the front door.
The name of the homeowner was not released. He will not be charged.
Original story Wednesday, Sept. 30 8:25 a.m.
A homicide investigation is underway in Gwinnett County after a woman was found dead in her vehicle Wednesday morning.
The Gwinnett County Police Department reported officers were called around 3 a.m. to a location on Rabbit Hill Road in Dacula to investigate a report of gunshots at a residence. When officers arrived, they found a woman in a vehicle across from the residence suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The woman died at the scene.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, there was no motive available and investigators were working to identify the victim.
GCPD detectives are asking anyone with information to call 770-513-5300.
